We must at once make a total change in all our ideas, and look for a new definition of law.
Edmund Burke: “We must at once make a total change in all our ideas, and look for a new definition of law.”
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Edmund Burke
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Burke calls for a reevaluation of legal definitions to align with evolving societal needs.
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